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"Correlates of agriculture students’ creativity in Yala Rajabhat University in Thailand: Analysis of teaching styles, learning styles, and technology integration"
The study determined the agriculture students’ learning styles and creativity and their perception of their teachers’ teaching styles and technology integration in the Department of Agricultural Technology (DAT), Yala Rajabhat University... Read more.PhD in Agricultural Education (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Economic assessment by farmers of the multifunctional outputs of rice farms in Leyte, Philippines"
This study provided an assessment of the economic values, in monetary terms, of the multifunctional outputs of rice farms from the point of view of farmers in Leyte. The multifunctional outputs identified, verified, and assessed by the farmers... Read more.MS in Agricultural Economics (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Effects of endomycorrhizal inoculation on the growth and survival of Jatropha curcas L., Acacia mangium Willd, and Casuarina equisetifolia J.R. & G. Forst seedling in nickel-mined soil in Southern Palawan, Philippines"
The influence of vesicular-arbuscular-mycorrhizal fungi (VAMF) on the growth of Jatropha curcas, Acacia mangium, and Casuarina equisetifolia in the abandoned mined soil with 1.01 percent nickel concentration was examined at the experimental area of... Read more.MS in Forestry: Silviculture and Forest Influences (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Environmental benefits and costs of conserving Layawan Watershed for sustainable domestic water supply in Oroquieta City, Philippines"
The sustainability of domestic water supply from the Layawan Watershed in Oroquieta City critically depends on past and present conservation activities and the availability of funds from stakeholders such as households, communities, and government... Read more.MS in Environmental Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Environmental management of the Stung Treng Ramsar wetland site in Samaki Sangkat and O’Svay Commune, Stung Treng Town,Cambodia"
The study assessed the environmental management in the four villages of Samaki Sangkat in Stung Treng Town and five villages of O’Svay Commune in Thala Boriwat District, Stung Treng Town, Cambodia. Both primary and secondary data were used... Read more.MS in Environmental Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Estrogenic disruption in male common carp (Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus) introduced to the east and west sites of Laguna De Bay"
Experiments were conducted to determine contamination of Laguna de Bay with estrogen disruptors and to examine their impact on introduced fish. Results revealed 17β-estradiol (E2) levels in water samples ranging from 0.29 ± 0.07 μg/L... Read more.PhD in Environmental Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Factors affecting the decisionmaking of farmers and traders on rice storage in selected areas of Ayeyarwaddy Region, Myanmar"
This study examined the nature and extent of rice storage by 70 farmers and 50 traders. The profitability of storing rice was determined and the effects of physical and socioeconomic factors on the farmers’ and traders’ decision on... Read more.MS in Agricultural Economics (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Genetic characterization of blast disease resistance on rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties from Laos"
Rice blast disease, caused by Pyricularia oryzae, is one of the most devastating diseases of rice worldwide including Laos. The feasible control for rice blast is the use of resistant cultivars. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the... Read more.MS in Agronomy (Kasetsart University)"Genetic variability for grain yield and some grain quality characters and genetic correlation among these traits in white and yellow maize (Zea mays L.) populations"
Genetic variabilities for grain yield and other agronomic traits were determined in white (IPB Var6) and yellow (IPB Var13) maize populations using 100 half sibgenerated by nested genetic design or Design I and 100 S1 families. Significant... Read more.PhD in Plant Breeding (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Histological and morphological characterization of ‘Cardaba’ and ‘Cavendish’ roots of bananas (Musa x paradisiaca L.) infected with Ralstonia solanacearum (E.F. Smith) Yabuuchi et al. ‘Race 2’"
Ralstonia solanacearum causes bacterial wilt in many plant species worldwide. Race 2 affects mostly Musa and Heliconia sp. but its invasion in root tissues and multiplication site in ‘Cardaba’ and ‘Cavendish’ remains unclear... Read more.MS in Plant Pathology (University of the Philippines Los Baños)